diff --git a/net/ipv4/arp.c b/net/ipv4/arp.c
index d824819..36d6798 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/arp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/arp.c
@@ -1378,24 +1378,8 @@
 
 static int arp_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct seq_file *seq;
-	int rc = -ENOMEM;
-	struct neigh_seq_state *s = kzalloc(sizeof(*s), GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	if (!s)
-		goto out;
-
-	rc = seq_open(file, &arp_seq_ops);
-	if (rc)
-		goto out_kfree;
-
-	seq	     = file->private_data;
-	seq->private = s;
-out:
-	return rc;
-out_kfree:
-	kfree(s);
-	goto out;
+	return seq_open_private(file, &arp_seq_ops,
+			sizeof(struct neigh_seq_state));
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations arp_seq_fops = {